The cast of Ultimate Fight Club II which will run on BBC 1 Scotland (Image: Contributed/Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser)

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IT'S no holds barred for one Monklands man who is set to lay the Smackdown on TV screens across the nation tonight.

Chris Toal, from Coatdyke, will star in Insane Fight Club II – This Time it’s Personal on BBC 1 Scotland at 10.35pm.

Chris – who has dwarfism – will feature prominently in the show which is a follow-up to last year’s hit documentary – Insane Fight Club.

The original aired in March of last year and spawned cult hero Grado, and his bonkers catchphrase ‘It’s Yersel’, along with a host of other larger-than-life characters.

The documentary charts the rise of Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW) and their founder Mark Dallas who came up with the concept in 2006.

In the newest instalment Chris will be part of a self-styled ‘motley crew’ causing chaos while touring a number of UK venues.

We can reveal that in one bizarre, but brilliant, segment, the 32-year-old heads on a night out with the cast of Geordie Shore after finding himself on the receiving end of one of their trademark spray tans.

And Chris reckons those who enjoyed the original series are in for a big treat this time around.

He told the Advertiser: “The show is very much a catch-up with all of the main characters while some other, newer, ones are introduced.

“There’s a focus on Grado’s new-found celebrity lifestyle and his role in River City while things get personal between wrestlers Drew and Jester – hence the title.”

He added: “I’m part of a larger crew who head down south to places like Birmingham, Leeds and Newcastle. It was absolutely brilliant.

“I’m pretty much Dallas’ own Jiminy Cricket – I’m his conscience since he doesn’t really have one.

“I’ve been involved for about 18 months now and the guys have been great with me. Things have really taken off recently but we would all love to perform at the Hydro – and then Hollywood, of course.”

ICW is described by Chris as “not for the soft of heart” and “much more violent than a lot of the American stuff.”

Chris, who works in a Glasgow bank, continued: “The original was watched more times than the Champions League football which was on that night, and that is just incredible for us.

“This is more of the same and filming started pretty much straight after the last show aired. It’s like the most ramped up, insane, soap opera ever but it also shows you the people behind it and how they are just normal, hard-working guys.

“But the reception I get when I’m in the ring is amazing. The guys are really good with me too. They wouldn’t ask me to do something I wasn’t comfortable with – even though I’m up for pretty much everything.”

This isn’t Chris’ first time in the limelight. Two years ago he was Still Game star Greg Hemphill’s bodyguard when he took on Burnistoun funnyman Robert Florence in the Kelvin Brawl.

He added: “It was amazing to work with those guys and that really pushed me into the ICW so I’m really grateful to them both.”